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Sample Features In This Month's Issue -----------------------------------------  Polar Bear - Kicking The Senses - Polar Bear has been in the vanguard of the new wave of UK jazz groups to emerge over the past five years. Led by drummer Seb Rochford, the band appeals to both jazz and rock audiences but became known to a still wider audience when its second album Held On The Tips Of Fingers was Mercury nominated. Switching labels, from Babel Records to V2, for its latest album, as yet untitled, Andy Robson catches up with the band members on the eve of the album’s launch. Read more... Dave Stapleton - Place Your Bets - Pianist Dave Stapleton is a driving force on the new Welsh scene, encouraging local activities not only by his own efforts as a pianist and band leader but also by acting as a record label boss, putting out his own music and recordings by musicians of the order of Keith Tippett. On the eve of the release of his latest quintet The House Always Wins Dave talks to Stuart Nicholson. Read more...
  Liane Carroll - In Praise Of Slow - Recorded in just four hours, Liane Carroll’s new album, ironically titled Slow Down, underlines just what the singer/pianist has achieved over a career that saw her begin singing as a teenager. Something of a “best kept secret” for much of her career it’s only in the last few years, as Peter Quinn explains, that Liane has got the recognition that she deserves. Read more... Reviews - Jazz and Beyond - From the UK's biggest review section ----------------------------------------- September CD Sample Reviews Terence Blanchard - A Take Of God’s Will (A Requiem For Katrina) *** Liane Carroll - Slow Down **** Ornette Coleman Quintet - Complete Live At The Hillcrest Club *** The Player -----------------------------------------  Saxophonist Theo Travis has been making waves both as a solo artist and as the new boy in Soft Machine Legacy - he spoke to David Gallant about how he got started and his instruments of choice.Jazz Instrument Update ----------------------------------------- David Gallant reports on the latest instrument developments and launches Jazz On Film -----------------------------------------  Secret Story - This Is Gary McFarlandA new documentary film, This Is Gary McFarland, is a potent reminder of the cult jazz musician who, as the film maintains, could have been a household name, but instead suffered a dreadful death at a relatively young age. By Keith Shadwick. Read more... Charts Charting the Jazz message ----------------------------------------- Jazzwise September 2007 Chart Bitches Brew "The column they're queuing to be in..." ----------------------------------------- Latest Brew Click here to subscribe NOW to save money and receive a FREE CD
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